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==Origin==

==Origin==

Some reference [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939 1939] as the word's date of origin. Another cites [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950s 1950]s: formed on the pattern of Russian ''dezinformatsiya'' .

Some reference [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939 1939] as the word's date of origin. Another cites [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950s 1950]s: formed on the pattern of Russian ''dezinformatsiya'' .

==Definition==

==Definition==

*1:  false [[information]] deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of [[rumors]]) in order to [[influence]] public opinion or obscure the [[truth]] esp. [[propaganda]] issued by a [[government]] organization to a rival power or the [[media]].  

*1:  false [[information]] deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of [[rumors]]) in order to [[influence]] public opinion or obscure the [[truth]] esp. [[propaganda]] issued by a [[government]] organization to a rival power or the [[media]].  

==Description==

==Description==

Another technique of concealing [[facts]], or censorship, is also used if the group can affect such [[control]]. When channels of information cannot be completely closed, they can be rendered useless by filling them with disinformation, effectively lowering their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal-to-noise_ratio signal-to-noise ratio] and discrediting the opposition by association with many easily disproved false claims.

Another technique of concealing [[facts]], or censorship, is also used if the group can affect such [[control]]. When channels of information cannot be completely closed, they can be rendered useless by filling them with disinformation, effectively lowering their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal-to-noise_ratio signal-to-noise ratio] and discrediting the opposition by association with many easily disproved false claims.

[[Category: Psychology]]

[[Category: Psychology]]

[[Category: Political Science]]

[[Category: Political Science]]